Hospitalizations for coronavirus are down in the Big Apple, while the number of patients in intensive care units climbed higher, Mayor Bill de Blasio said Tuesday, as he warned that the city’s battle against the bug is still “raging.”
Patients in ICUs across the city’s public hospital system went from 853 on Saturday to 857 on Sunday, and people hospitalized for COVID-19 dipped from 212 to 204 for the same period, de Blasio said during a conference call with reporters.
The percentage of people tested who are positive for the deadly bug citywide also marginally went up from 34 percent on Saturday to 35 percent on Sunday, the mayor said.
“Overall we are seeing definite progress — not everything we’re looking for where we can get to the point to ease restrictions — but definite progress,” Hizzoner said.
De Blasio offered up some hope to New Yorkers, saying, “There’s a lot of things we don’t know, but there’s one thing we do know – the day is coming when this city will fight our way back.”
